I already told you about my passion for this book collection with their delicious metallic sleeve covers.
Now let’s talk about music. I own a few records from the Prospective 21st century french label. It’s a collection of avant-garde contemporary music works from the 60’s and 70’s, with obscure composers alongside famous names : Iannis Xenakis, Ivo Malec, Pierre Schaeffer, Pierre Henry (Futurama’s title song for the most uneducated of you). It’s repertory goes from concrète and experimental stuff to electronic music.

Now I guess you’re just wondering what it sounds like. Here it is:

I couldn’t find any digital release of this collection. And the records are going amazingly pricey on eBay.

Tags: 21st century, electronic, experimental, french, music, Prospective 21, space.

The Damned – The Black Album (Chiswick, 1982)
Design by Phil Smee At Waldo’s

Crass – Christ: the Album (Crass, 1982)
Design by Crass At Existencil Press

New Order – Blue Monday (Factory, 1983)
Design by Peter Saville Associates

Metallica – Metallica (Elektra, 1991)
Design by Metallica

Jay-Z – The Black Album (Roc-A-Fella/Island Def Jam, 2003)
Design by Robert Sims

Tags: art, black, cover art, design, metallica, music, new order, the damned.

Judas Priest – Killing Machine (CBS, 1978)
Design by Roslav Szaybo, Photo by Bob Elsdale

Mötley Crüe – Too Fast For Love (Elektra, 1982)

Whitesnake – Slide It In (Liberty, 1984)
Design by Manfred Brey, Photo by Jurgen Barron Reisch

Accept – Balls To The Wall (Portrait, 1983)

Tags: accept, art, design, judas priest, leather, music, whitesnake.